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Table 20

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed

Officer Killed with Own Weapon, Victim Officer's Type of Weapon, 2010–2019

Type of weapon Size of ammunition Total 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Number of victim officers killed with own weapon Total 20 5 3 1 1 1 4 0 1 4 0
Handgun Total 19 5 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 4 0
.38-caliber 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.40-caliber 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
.45-caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 millimeter 7 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
Not reported 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rifle Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shotgun Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0